Mom is settling in to Pacific Specialties. It's been a bumpy week. On Wednesday, 5/25, she lethargic and unable to wake up. Her roommate noticed that her breathing was short and shallow and went to get the nurse and RT, who turned up the ventilator to help her breathe normally. Tests showed she had unusually high levels of carbon dioxide. By mid-afternoon, although the levels dropped, they took her over to ER at Portland Adventist to be safe. She was there until late Wednesday night. On Thursday she was much more alert, although she was still sleeping more than normal. By Friday, she was doing really well again and went through her normal physical and occupational therapies (and even sat up in bed and stood up with assistance).
On Sunday night she started complained about her ear hurting and today they determined it to be some sort of infection "in the soft tissue near her ear." They've administered antibiotics. We'll be watching it closely. Mom seems to be pretty tired today.
We had a wonderful visit with relatives this weekend. Mom was very happy to be able to spend time with her sister and nephew and niece (Myra, David, Susanne). It's always nice to see them. My mother-in-law and her husband were also visiting and we had a great time with them.
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